Palmas Group

1. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment for all its operations?

The company has published a sustainable palm oil policy which covers all palm oil operations.

2. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

The company has published a sustainable palm oil policy which applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

5. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

The company is working with Earthworm Foundation on the protection of High Carbon Stock forests (HCS) and areas with High Conservation Value (HCVs); no development of peat or in wetlands; and the respect for the rights of communities, workers, and smallholders.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company reports publishing the Fifth Progress Report on Implementation of Sustainability Policy from April 2020-April 2021.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

11. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?

This indicator is disabled as the company is not a POIG member.

12. Climate risks assessment available?

13. Lists countries and operations?

The company reports it has mills and extractors in Peru.

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

The company reports its plantation to be located in Peru.

15. Total land area managed/controlled for oil palm (ha)?

33847.7 - The company reports total land area controlled and managed associated to palm oil in RSPO ACOP.

16. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

25676.8 - The company reports total land managed for oil palm cultivation including infrastructure.

17. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from scheme/plasma smallholders.

18. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?

1018.38 - The company reports having unplanted land designated for future planting.

19. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?

7152.44 - The company reports total land designated and managed as HCV areas and other conservation land set aside.

20. Maps of estates/management units?

The company reports it submits concession maps to the RSPO in ACOP cycles and has not acquired any new concession sites in 2021.

21. Maps of scheme smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from scheme/plasma smallholders.

22. Names and locations of all third-party supplying plantations?

23. Number of company-owned mills?

4 - The company reports owning three palm oil mills in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

24. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

The company reports all the company-owned mill locations on their website.

25. Number (or percentage) of company-owned mills that source from company-owned operations and third parties?

26. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned mills that come from company-owned operations and third-parties?

27. Number of third party supplying mills?

28. Names and locations of all third-party supplying mills?

29. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying mills that source from their own plantations and third party plantations?

30. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying mills that come from the supplying mills' own operations and third parties?

31. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for refineries that comes from intermediary traders and/or refiners rather than directly from mills?

32. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to mill level?

33. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

34. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to plantation level?

The company reports it has achieved 100% traceability to plantation level.

35. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) supply to own mills traceable to plantation level?

36. Percentage of supply from third-party mills traceable to plantation level?

37. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

The company reports complete supply chain traceability to plantation at refinery level. But the information found is not externally verified, hence partial score is awarded.

38. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

39. Member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)?

[Externally verified] 2016 - The company reports it is an RSPO member.

40. RSPO-certified within three years of joining the RSPO or by November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007?

[Externally verified] 2022 - The company reports it achieved its first RSPO P&C certification.

41. Submitted most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?

The company reports submitting its RSPO ACOP in 2021.

42. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified?

0% - The company reports having no land RSPO certified.

43. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

The company reports having no mills RSPO certified.

44. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills within 5 years?

2025 - The company reports it plans to achieve 100% RSPO certification for all its estates and mills in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

45. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities within 5 years?

2025 - The company plans to achieve 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

46. Percentage of scheme smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from scheme/plasma smallholders.

47. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders and outgrowers within 5 years or target already achieved?

This indicator is disabled as the company has no scheme/plasma/associated smallholders or outgrowers.

48. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified?

The company reports zero tonnes of certified FFB volume supplied by independent smallholders.

49. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified?

0% - The company reports palm oil and oil palm products processed to be mass balance RSPO-certified.

50. Sells RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

51. Processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

52. Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified (100%)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Indonesia.

53. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Malaysia.

54. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAS, RSB)?

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

56. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company commits to no development in High Conservation Value (HCV), High Carbon Stock (HCS) and peatland areas.

57. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to "no deforestation" of HCV areas and HCS forests apply to all suppliers.

58. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation?

The company only reports the criteria or areas that are not to be deforested but no information on a cut-off date.

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation in supplier operations?

The company defines criteria for deforestation in supplier operations but lacks information on a cut-off date.

60. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

61. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

62. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?

63. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?

64. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion?

65. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion applies to all suppliers?

66. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

The company reports environmental management and sustainable expansion in its Fifth Progress Report Implementation of Sustainability Policy highlighting the implementation of a landscape or jurisdictional level approach.

67. Biodiversity policy?

68. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

69. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

70. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

71. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?

The company commits to protecting species and habitats and avoiding damage or deterioration of HCV areas by controlling hunting, fishing and other activities.

72. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

73. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

74. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to only independent oil palm producers.

75. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for planting undertaken prior to January 2015, and associated management and monitoring plans?

76. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted since January 2015?

77. High Conservation Value (HCV) management and monitoring plans for all estates planted since January 2015?

78. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

79. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS) applies to all suppliers?

80. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?

81. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

82. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

The company commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to only independent oil palm producers.

83. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

84. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?

85. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

86. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

87. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?

88. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

89. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to no planting on peat at any depth applies to only independent oil palm producers and does not clearly specify depths of peatland. Hence partial points are awarded.

90. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

91. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

92. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?

The company commits to best management practices for soils only and not peat, hence partial points are awarded.

93. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to best management practices for soils applicable to independent oil palm producers and does not cover peat. Hence partial points are awarded.

94. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

95. Commitment to zero burning?

The company commits to no burning.

96. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to no burning and applies to only independent oil palm producers.

97. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

98. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates?

99. Details/number of hotspots/fires within surrounding landscape/smallholders?

100. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?

The company does not have any time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity. According to its RSPO ACOP, the GHG footprint for all certified management units by hectare and for all certified management units per tonne of crude palm oil is zero.

101. GHG emissions intensity?

According to its RSPO ACOP, the GHG footprint for all certified management units by hectare and for all certified management units per tonne of crude palm oil is zero.

102. GHG emissions from land use change?

According to its RSPO ACOP, the GHG footprint for all certified management units by hectare is zero.

103. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

104. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

105. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?

The company reports that only Palmawasi extractor/mill converts the methane gas generated in effluent treatment plants into electrical energy. Hence partial points are awarded.

106. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

107. Water use intensity?

108. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

109. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?

110. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?

111. Treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

112. Treatment of palm oil refinery effluent (PORE)?

113. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

114. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

115. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?

116. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

117. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

The company commits to not using paraquat.

118. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to not using paraquat is applicable to only independent oil palm producers. Hence partial points are awarded.

119. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

120. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

121. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

122. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

123. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?

124. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

125. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company reports it prioritises the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques to manage pests, diseases, weeds and invasive species.

126. Waste management system in place to avoid negative impacts?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company reports solid waste management as per national legislation and plans to reduce, recycle, reuse and dispose of it in an environmentally, socially responsible, and safe manner.

127. Commitment to human rights?

The company only commits to human rights in relation to its employees but makes no reference to UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights. Hence partial points are awarded.

128. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to respect human rights is applicable to independent oil palm producers only.

129. Progress on human rights commitment?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

130. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights?

The company commits to respecting indigenous and local communities rights. The company reports ILO as its "legal base" for its forced labour policy but does not make an explicit commitment to it.

131. Commitment to indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to indigenous and local community rights applies to only independent oil palm producers and does not refer to the UN Declaration/ILO.

132. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?

The company reports respecting only customary or communal rights in relation to FPIC.

133. Commitment to respect legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to respecting customary or communal rights in relation to FPIC is applicable to only independent oil palm producers. Hence partial points are awarded.

134. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower. The company commits to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC).

135. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to respecting customary or communal rights in relation to FPIC is applicable to only independent oil palm producers. Hence partial points are awarded.

136. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

The RSPO Principles and Criteria 2018 contain guidance and requirements on the process to conduct free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). Points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's commitments under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

137. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

138. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

The company reports limited details of the land conflict resolution process. Hence partial points are awarded.

139. Supports the inclusion of women across palm oil operations, including addressing barriers faced?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

140. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

141. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

142. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

143. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

144. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?

145. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

The company refers to five out of eight Fundamental ILO Conventions.

146. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to five out of eight Fundamental ILO Conventions applies to only independent oil palm producers, hence partial points are awarded.

147. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

148. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company commits to prevent occupation-related discrimination based on gender.

149. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to eliminate gender-related discrimination with regard to employment applies only to independent oil palm producers.

150. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

151. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

152. Percentage or number of women employees?

153. Commitment to pay a Decent Living wage?

154. Commitment to pay a Decent Living wage applies to all suppliers?

155. Progress on commitment to pay a Decent Living wage?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

156. Reporting of salary by gender?

157. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to address health and safety at work for all workers.

158. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to addressing occupational health and safety applies to only independent oil palm producers.

159. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company reports providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to workers.

160. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

161. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

162. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company has published a commitment to support smallholders.

163. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. The company reports developing technical and business capacities in the producer.

164. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

165. Programme to support independent smallholders?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

166. Percentage of independent smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?

167. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company reports taking timely steps to ensure strict compliance. But no details are provided on the process of ensuring compliance. Hence partial points are awarded.

168. Number or percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

169. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

170. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with palm oil sourcing commitments?

171. Proportion of direct and indirect supply that comes from palm oil plantations which are compliant with palm oil sourcing policies?

172. Time-bound plan to engage with all high risk mills within 3 years?

173. Programme to support high risk mills to become compliant with sourcing policies?

174. Regularly engages with a subset of high risk mills?

175. Procedures in place to assess all own and third party supplying palm oil mills for risk level?

176. Regularly assesses and categorises the risk level of all their own and third party supplying mills?

177. Regularly reports the risk level of all own and third party supplying mills identified in its supply chain?

178. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company is committed to managing its operations with ethical conduct but does not mention the prohibition of corruption, hence partial points are awarded.

179. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

180. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

181. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

182. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company have a Complaints and Claims Attention System, Ethics Line and Grievance mechanism.

183. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

The company reports a complaints and claims attention system open to all stakeholders.

184. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?

The company reports monitoring complaints and grievances.